Geese and Reeds (one of a pair) / Ki-hun Yang
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.488.1
- Title
- Geese and Reeds (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Ki-hun Yang
- Artist Nationality
- Korean
- Artist Life Dates
- 1843-1898
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Korean Peninsula (peninsula)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Keum Ja and Byung Schick Kang
- Dimensions
- 179.07 cm x 53.66 cm (70 1/2 in. x 21 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- bird and flower
- Physical Description
- A grounded and a flying goose is paired in both paintings, creating a contrast of stillness and movement. The goose is the water has its head turned to watch the descent of the goose flying in from the right. The upper left corner contains calligraphic text, and creating ripples in the water in the foreground is a goose with its head below the surface, and bottom in the air. Reeds come in from the right.
- Subject Matter
- Yang Ki-hun was a highly ranked official who held a position equivalent to minister of culture in Pyongyang and at the royal court in Seoul. Trained in Japan, he was also a renowned painter and calligrapher who created a number of compositions for the northern palace at Pyongyang for King Kojong (ruled 1863-1907).
- Geese and reeds were Yang’s favorite subject matter. The Chinese character “reed” is a homonym of the character “old,” and the character “geese” is that of “comfort.” Together, the subject can be interpreted as a wish for comfortable old age.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
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- coating by form
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1319 x 3661
- File Size
- 648 KB
- Record
- 2009/1.488.1
- Link to this Item
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"Geese and Reeds (one of a pair); Ki-hun Yang." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.488.1/2009_1_488_1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 04, 2024.